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The brain function of people addicted to cocaine is different from that of people who are not addicted and often linked to highly impulsive behavior, according to a new scientific study. The variation ...
Serotonergic G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including the 5-HT2A receptor (5-HT2AR) and 5-HT2CR, are key regulators of cortical signaling pathways and promising targets for neurotherapeutic drug ...
A new study published in European Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that semaglutide, a drug already used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, may also help reduce cocaine use, drug-seeking behavior, ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the first time in decades, a historic and “earth-shattering” shift in drug-related fatalities is occurring in Cuyahoga County: cocaine is now responsible for more deaths than ...
By Tarun Sai Lomte From laboratory models to small human trials, a new review explores whether popular metabolic drugs could ...
Aug. 14 -- WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new ...
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides are a family of neuropeptides that have emerged as pivotal regulators of both feeding behaviour and energy homeostasis. Initially ...